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1916.90
Northern Lake
Alternate title: Northern Lake, Spring
Summer 1916
Oil on wood panel
8 7/16 x 10 7/16 in. (21.4 x 26.5 cm)
Inscription recto: l.r., TOM THOMSON
Inscription verso: Frank Worrall (1959); u.r., 8; Alder?
Inscription verso: Frank Worrall (1959); u.r., 8; Alder?
Private Collection, Montreal
Provenance
Christina Murray Bertram, Toronto, 1917
Mr. and Mrs. George Murray Bertram, Toronto, c. 1937, by descent
F. Elizabeth Bertram, Ottawa, 1991, by descent
Sotheby's Toronto, 6 November 1991, lot 88
Galerie Walter Klinkhoff, Montreal, 1991
Private collection, Montreal
Private collection, Toronto
Private Collection, Montreal
Published References
Murray 1998
Murray, Joan. Tom Thomson: Design for a Canadian Hero. Toronto: Dundurn Press, 1998, pp. 80 (repr. col) as Northern Lake, Spring.Remarks
The conservator Frank Worrall cleaned and varnished the work in 1959. “Alder” refers to the species of tree in the sketch.
Record last updated June 14, 2018. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Murray, Joan. ""Northern Lake, Summer 1916 (1916.90)." In Tom Thomson Catalogue Raisonné. www.tomthomsoncatalogue.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=531 (accessed on May 2, 2025).